Thin-section CT findings of patients with acute Streptococcus pneumoniae pneumonia with and without concurrent infection

The aim of this study was to compare the pulmonary thin-section CT findings of patients with acute Streptococcus pneumoniae pneumonia with and without concurrent infection. The study group comprised 86 patients with acute S. pneumoniae pneumonia, 36 patients with S. pneumoniae pneumonia combined wit...

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Published in:British journal of radiology 2012-08, Vol.85 (1016), p.e357-e364
Main Authors: Okada, F, Ando, Y, Matsushita, S, Ishii, R, Nakayama, T, Morikawa, K, Ono, A, Maeda, T, Mori, H
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Bronchial Diseases - diagnostic imaging
Bronchial Diseases - microbiology
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Haemophilus Infections - complications
Haemophilus Infections - diagnostic imaging
Haemophilus influenzae
Humans
Lymphatic Diseases - diagnostic imaging
Lymphatic Diseases - microbiology
Male
Middle Aged
Pleural Effusion - diagnostic imaging
Pleural Effusion - microbiology
Pneumonia, Pneumococcal - complications
Pneumonia, Pneumococcal - diagnostic imaging
Prognosis
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Pseudomonas Infections - complications
Pseudomonas Infections - diagnostic imaging
Staphylococcal Infections - complications
Staphylococcal Infections - diagnostic imaging
Staphylococcus aureus
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Young Adult
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Summary:The aim of this study was to compare the pulmonary thin-section CT findings of patients with acute Streptococcus pneumoniae pneumonia with and without concurrent infection. The study group comprised 86 patients with acute S. pneumoniae pneumonia, 36 patients with S. pneumoniae pneumonia combined with Haemophilus influenzae infection, 26 patients with S. pneumoniae pneumonia combined with Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection and 22 patients with S. pneumoniae pneumonia combined with methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) infection. We compared the thin-section CT findings among the groups. Centrilobular nodules and bronchial wall thickening were significantly more frequent in patients with pneumonia caused by concurrent infection (H. influenzae: p
ISSN:0007-1285
1748-880X
DOI:10.1259/bjr/18544730